'File 5/1 III Kuwait Oil Company' [217r] (438/766)
The record is made up of 1 Volume (379 folios). It was created in 21 May 1924-25 May 1931. It was written in English, Arabic, Persian and French. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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find it necessary” nas been omitted altogether.
SECOND SCHEDULE.
I* Add at the end of the paragraph* ’’and the area within
the Town Wall as specified in Article X of this Agreeaent.
The Shaikh also recognises that the Company has the
right to acquire all and any other lands# residences and
buildings necessary for the work of the Company with asmssua
consent of the Shaikh and of the proprietors on such con
ditions as may be agreed between the Company and the said
proprietors.
II. Insert; "subject to the reservations specified above
in Article X of this Agreement** between "territory" and
"such works”.
Omit; "If this work be carried out on uncultivated
land the Company shall not be bound to make any payment to
the owner of the land, but shall restore the land as far as
possible to its previous state, unless it is covered by a
Mining Lease subsequently granted".
V. "Subject to the right of the Company to appeal to the
British
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
at Bahrain if they find it neces
sary" is omitted.
IX. "The right to win up to 100 ton of oil on payment of
the royalty per ton provided in the Mining Lease,but on the
condition that the Company shall apply for a Mining Lease 5 p
in respect of each area in which work is proceeding as soon
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as more than 100 tons of oil are won from one single bore
hole tfitbin it. v
THIRD SCHEDULE.
MI NX NO- LEASE.
Article I .
Insert* ’’cevelop, light and buoy harbours, construct H
between "refiner ! 6 ®j storage tanks# railways" and "wharves
and jetties”.
Inserl "sand” between "but not sell, stone” slkAx and
"gypsum”.
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This volume contains correspondence and contractual agreements signed between 1924 and 1926 on oil exploration and export rights in Kuwait, and to a lesser extent, other Gulf territories. The correspondence is primarily between the Anglo-Persian Oil Company based in Abadan, the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Kuwait, the Eastern and General Syndicate Limited, and the Ruler of Kuwait. The file contains one foldout map of Kuwait's territory drawn for oil exploration at folio 157. The file contains Arabic documents that are primarily letters to the Ruler of Kuwait from the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Kuwait, as well as a multi-language pamphlet outlining the history of the Anglo Persian Oil Company in French, Persian, and English.
- Extent and format
- 1 Volume (379 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 381; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- 'File 5/1 III Kuwait Oil Company'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:5v, 28r:34v, 36r:39v, 42r:43v, 46r:46v, 48r:49v, 51r:51v, 54r:58v, 61r:61v, 63r:67v, 69r:99v, 102r:108v, 110r:110v, 112r:118v, 120r:121v, 123r:124v, 126r:126v, 128r:157v, 160r:160v, 162r:162v, 182r:210v, 213r:219v, 241r:282v, 304r:314v, 330r:364v, 366r:380v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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